Book marks: Combs reads poems in Toledo

Craig A. Combs will read from his new collection of poems, Taking Tea in the Black Rose: Singing Through the Shadows Until We're Dancing in the Light, at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Original Sub Shop, 602 Broadway.

The Broadway Bards Poetry Group will follow his reading with an open mic segment for musicians, poets, and spoken word artists of all genres and levels of experience. Information: imhod@roadrunner.com.